The Latest Breaking News from Shane Drumgold

Trial begins of man accused of raping government worker in Australia’s parliament

Brittany Higgins says she was ‘as drunk as she’d ever been in her life’, something her lawyer says is proof she couldn’t consent

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

Trial of Brittany Higgins's alleged rapist Bruce Lehrmann begins in ACT Supreme Court

Former Liberal Party staffer Bruce Lehrmann appears in court, charged with raping his then colleague Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in March 2019.

ABC News · Oct 4, 2022

Brittany Higgins to take stand in Bruce Lehrmann rape trial

Former Liberal staffer to give additional evidence to court alongside her complaints to police and a reporter about the alleged 2019 sexual assault at Parliament House

The Guardian - AU · Sep 21, 2022

New trial date for alleged Higgins rapist

The trial for the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins in a minister's office at Parliament House has been delayed due to intense publicity of the case.

AAP · Jun 23, 2022

Why was the Brittany Higgins trial delayed, and what is 'contempt of court'? A legal expert's view on the Lisa Wilkinson saga

The judge in the trial of Bruce Lehrmann, the staffer alleged to have raped Brittany Higgins, ruled on Tuesday, “regrettably and with gritted teeth”, that his trial will need to be delayed.

The Conversation · Jun 22, 2022

Court to decide whether to delay trial of Brittany Higgins's alleged rapist Bruce Lehrmann after Lisa Wilkinson's Logies speech

The ACT Chief Justice has warned that some public commentary is not differentiating between allegation and guilt.

ABC News · Jun 21, 2022

Trial of Brittany Higgins accused delayed after Lisa Wilkinson’s Logies speech

ACT supreme court chief justice ‘regrettably’ postpones trial of Bruce Lehrmann after comments defence claim amount to ‘contempt of court’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 21, 2022

Defence pushes to delay Lehrmann trial

Lawyers for Bruce Lehrmann, accused of raping former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins, have made a second bid to temporarily delay his trial.

AAP · Jun 21, 2022

Brittany Higgins complains that AFP unlawfully disclosed evidence in her sexual assault case to defence team

Protected evidence in the case of a man charged with the sexual assault of Brittany Higgins — including counselling notes and video recordings — was unlawfully disclosed to the defence by the Australian Federal Police, according to a formal complaint to the AFP.

ABC News · Apr 27, 2022

Brittany Higgins case: top prosecutor warns against ‘commentary’ after Scott Morrison’s remarks

ACT’s director of public prosecutions Shane Drumgold says he discourages public discussion by ‘by officers of the court and public figures’

The Guardian - AU · Feb 11, 2022